Now that the city council has passed on construction of the New York Wheel and the outlet mall in St. George, I’m hoping city government begins looking for a way to partner with private business and add a sports and entertainment venue to the site.

Something that will be another step for the North Shore on its way to becoming the next Williamsburg or Lower East Side or Red Hook, all of which were not long ago in far more difficult straits than what that stretch of Richmond Terrace is today.

Thing is, now’s the time.

It would take some vision, and some action. But isn’t that what governmental leadership is supposed to be about? 

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I get that there are plenty of people inside the professional golfing world who don’t care for Tiger Woods.

That’s their right, naturally.

And Woods has brought plenty of the criticism upon himself — though when it comes to private lives, I didn’t know the PGA had the same rules as a Trappist monastery.

So Tiger is a grownup when it comes to all the carping, is the bottom line.

But Brandel Chamblee accusing Woods of cheating is about as cheap a shot as you could take.

There’s no actual evidence I know of, nothing definitive and credible, for sure.

I was hoping the golf world would resist the bottom-feeder mentality that has overtaken so much of the rest of the sports universe, all the shrill screaming and finger-pointing that basically amounts to idiots performing for idiots.

But Chamblee has shown that not to be the case, which makes him the first golfing buffoon of the new class of desperate attention-grabbers in the media.

The entire episode is a black mark on golf, top to bottom.

And I hope some people can learn a lesson from it. 

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You want to talk impressive, forget about Alabama football or the Red Sox in the World Series:

The Falcons have won six consecutive Island PSAL titles along the way, which is a pretty solid string no matter what you’re playing. 

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It’s a pretty difficult situation for the Jets against the very good New Orleans Saints Sunday. But every week is tryout time for Rex Ryan’s guys these days, which always adds an extra edge to an NFL team.

And the schedule falls the Jets’ way after today.

So, who really knows how this is all going to play out?

At least they’re still in it.

That’s a position which makes the Jets different than some other franchises around town, if you know what I mean. 

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MSIT football, undefeated.

Has a nice ring to it, no? 

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Veteran St. Joe’s University coach Phil Martelli has a plan regarding former Curtis High School standout Halil Kanacevic.

“We have to get him touches,” he insists of the 6-8 post player with the soft touch and incredibly impressive passing game.

Why?

“He can do so many things,” Martelli says of the 8-point, 7-rebound team leader in assists. “I think, for us, he’s the most interesting player to game plan for.” 